"Dain would have had a degree of lordship over Moria since he was still the over-king. No, its unlikely that he would go there himself to take over. He had other things to be doing."
Dain certainly did not have other things when it came ot the Lonely Mountain!
Who is to say he would not have wished to become Lord of Moria also.
Thorin was technically King of Durin's folk, probably along with Thrain the first to have to dig coal to survive.
Why did not he take up abode in the Iron Hills as would be his right as king?
Dain was certainly quick to give the Iron Hills up.
I am perhaps being to suspicious of Dwarven nature, especially when we are given no specifics of Dwarven politics [ other than all of the houses participating in grudge wars].
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The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.
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